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Pa. Supreme Court nullifies no-hire provision between two companies, but leaves door open on legality of concept
HARRISBURG – In what was believed to be an issue of first impression, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania recently issued a unanimous ruling which declared an expansive no-hire provision between two companies null and void under state law – while at the same time not ruling on the legality of such provisions in general. -
West Chester man suing storage company over fall due to stack of chair mats
Public Storage Mid-Atlantic is facing a liability lawsuit involving a Chester County man who alleges negligence on the part of the company related to his slipping on a stack of plastic chair mats on their premises. -
Pa. Supreme Court agrees with natural gas companies, that consumer protection law can't apply to mineral leasing disputes
HARRISBURG – The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania almost unanimously sided with natural gas companies in finding that State Attorney General Josh Shapiro’s office can’t target practices connected to the leasing of mineral rights, under the auspices of the Unfair Trade Practice and Consumer Protection Law. -
Deliveryman hit by driver on cell phone in 2019 settles lawsuit with New Jersey insurer
PITTSBURGH – A settlement has been reached in a state court-based insurance lawsuit filed by a deliveryman struck by a driver on her cell phone nearly two years ago. -
Pa. Supreme Court candidates pledge change, outline philosophies and platforms in online forum
HARRISBURG – A desire to initiate change was the prevailing theme discussed by four candidates vying for a seat on the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania this year in an online forum on Wednesday discussing their platforms and beliefs. -
Lawsuit by deliveryman hit by driver on cell phone update: $75K the max, sides agree
PITTSBURGH – A mutual agreement between the parties has resulted in the elimination of a bad faith claim from the case of a deliveryman struck by a driver on her cell phone nearly two years ago. -
Pa. Supreme Court decision looks like trouble for businesses in consumer protection cases
HARRISBURG – The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has affirmed a lower court ruling which declared not only that Amerprise Financial was deceptive in its sale of insurance and financial services, but that proving intent to deceive isn’t required to win such a case filed under the state consumer protection law. -
Pa. Supreme Court sides with state DOT as it battles with coal companies in eminent domain case
HARRISBURG – In a 6-1 decision, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has concurred with a Pennsylvania Department of Transportation appeal looking to reverse a decision from the Commonwealth Court – which had found an unmined coal estate adjacent to highway construction was illegally seized by state transport authorities through eminent domain. -
POND LEHOCKY STERN GIORDANO: Pond Lehocky Partnership Grows and Names Five New Partners
Pond Lehocky named Melissa Chandy, Frank Ciprero, Kevin Harchar, Andrew Ruder and Keld Wenge as partners effective January 1, 2021. -
GOP state Senate candidate loses federal court case over contested ballots
PITTSBURGH – Due to a federal judge’s ruling on Tuesday, the state senator for Pennsylvania’s 45th District comprising parts of both Allegheny and Westmoreland counties will in fact be Democratic incumbent Jim Brewster. -
Deliveryman hit by driver on cell phone update: Damages capped at $75K
PITTSBURGH – Through mutual agreement of all parties concerned, damages in the case of a deliveryman struck by a driver on her cell phone have been capped at $75,000, thereby preventing the case’s removal to federal court. -
PENNSYLVANIA SUPREME COURT: York County Judicial Center Court Employee Tests Positive for COVID-19
York County Court Administration today announced that a judicial center court employee has tested positive for COVID-19. -
Deliveryman hit by driver on cell phone claims his insurance company won't cover his injuries
PITTSBURGH – A deliveryman struck by a driver on her cell phone says his insurance company is refusing to pay coverage for his injuries, due to an exclusion refusing such coverage to policyholders eligible for workers’ compensation. -
Trump campaign suit over 8,300 contested Philly ballots is now before Pa. Supreme Court
HARRISBURG – The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has assumed oversight of a case brought by President Donald Trump’s campaign which seeks to overturn a decision made by the Philadelphia County Board of Elections, which permitted the counting of more than 8,300 mail-in ballots which were allegedly incomplete. -
In blow to Trump, Pa. Supreme Court approves of Philadelphia's handling of mail-in ballots
HARRISBURG – The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ruled 5-2 on Tuesday that the City of Philadelphia did not violate state election law, when a polling place observer representing President Donald Trump’s campaign was not allowed “meaningful access” to see election workers counting mail-in and absentee ballots. -
GOP state AGs urge SCOTUS to review Pennsylvania's mail-in ballot deadline
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Attorneys general from 10 states have filed an amici brief in litigation undertaken by the Republican Party of Pennsylvania against the Secretary of the Commonwealth, over the submission deadline of mail-in ballots in the 2020 Presidential Election. -
Pa. courts reject Trump campaign's efforts on voter signatures, poll watching
HARRISBURG – A pair of state appeals courts in Pennsylvania have denied the bids of President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign to reject ballots for perceived differences with voters’ signatures and to dispatch poll watchers to monitor early voting sites prior to Election Day. -
Pa. Supreme Court disregards SCOTUS ruling, decides jurisdiction applies in pelvic mesh injury case
HARRISBURG – A landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the concept of specific jurisdiction in 2017 did not guide the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, when it affirmed a $12.85 million damages award in a pelvic mesh injury matter against a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary. -
Deadlocked U.S. Supreme Court upholds mail-in ballot deadline extension ruling from Pa. Supreme Court
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a ruling which will permit Pennsylvania to count mail-in ballots submitted up to three days after Election Day on Nov. 3, in a deadlocked decision of 4-4. -
Pa. Supreme Court taking up issue of mail-in voter signature comparison prior to Election Day
HARRISBURG – In a 4-3 decision, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania decided to consider if county election officials are permitted to discard mail-in ballots purely predicated on comparing the signatures of voters on ballot envelopes and registration forms, prior to Election Day in less than three weeks.